Thursday, February 9, 2012

What is Chagas ELISA Kit?

Chagas disease occurs in Central and South America. It is an infectious disease transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected wound caused by errors of the family Reduviidae. The infection is caused by Trypanosoma cruzi causes a single-celled parasites.
The Test is for the qualitative determination of serum antibodies in humans, primarily IgG, to Trypanosoma cruzi using the ELISA technique.
Trypanosoma cruzi is a protozoan parasite, which is the causative agent of Chagas’ disease. This disease ranges from southern United States to Northern Argentina and Chile. The disease is transmitted to humans through the bite wound caused by reduviid bugs, blood transfusions, and in newborns, infection in utero. In acute infections, there may be few or no symptoms of the disease. In chronic infections, there may be inflammatory cardiomyopathy, or severe dilation of the esophagus or colon known as megadisease.
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